by Joel Snider | Aug 14, 2018 | communication
In part one of this two-part column, I wrote that healthy churches give considerable attention to a full process of communication that includes: quality of decisions, quantity of messages, accuracy of information, and consistency of practice. In part two, I will...
by Joel Snider | Aug 7, 2018 | communication
Pastors and other ministers want to know the best practices of a healthy church. Here’s one: healthy churches communicate well. They recognize it is almost impossible to communicate too much. Sounds simple, doesn’t it? If it’s so simple, why don’t more congregations...
by Joel Snider | Jun 12, 2018 | communication
Have you ever: Sent a text that the recipient misinterpreted? Wondered how to decipher an angry sounding email you received? Congratulated someone on Facebook for an accomplishment, only to discover the news was still confidential? If you haven’t had one of these...
by Joel Snider | Mar 6, 2018 | healthy congregation, Uncategorized
In I Samuel 24-28, we read about a major set of events in David’s relationship with King Saul. It was a rocky relationship at best. Saul’s roller-coaster personality did not lend itself to stable interactions, particularly with someone he found as...
by Joel Snider | Nov 14, 2017 | Adapting, change
When we were small children, the future was simply tomorrow. While it seemed distant, it was only a good night’s sleep away. Later, the future turned into dreams: what will you be when you grow up? The future felt like it was eons away, but it beckoned us with...
